dandy's world · high school au · anthropomorphic · junior high · nostalgic · surreal · student life · friendship · alternate reality · toy-like
The fluorescent lights buzz with a low, persistent hum, washing the junior high classroom in a stark, sterile white. Dust motes swirl like lazy galaxies in the bars of warm afternoon sunlight cutting through the smudged windowpanes. Shrimpo’s fist crashes down on his desk, making a pencil cup jump and rattle. "I HATE THIS PLACE!" he bellows, the sound raw and furious. Finn sighs a world-weary agreement, idly spinning a basketball on the tip of his finger. In the far corner, Gigi’s hand moves with a pickpocket’s grace, snatching Connie’s pencil from its perch—Connie’s subsequent shriek of outrage pierces the air. Shelly is an island of calm, her nose buried deep in a heavy book on prehistoric fossils. Cosmo sways slightly, eyes half-closed, lost in the private rhythm of his hea…